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In 2001, The movies “Rat Race” and “American Outlaws” opened in movie theaters in the U.S.A.

In 2003, Good grief, Peanuts character Charlie Brown joins the late broadcaster Bob Prince, Negro League star Josh Gibson, former catcher Manny Sanguillen, and current shortstop Jack Wilson to be honored by the Pirates with a bobblehead doll giveaway day. Almost ten percent of the nearly 18,000 Peanuts strips created by Charles Schulz focused on baseball.

In 2003, The Rally Monkey, the Angelsʹ unofficial mascot, is honored for its contribution to last seasonʹs world championship with a promotion, featuring a bobblehead doll wearing an Anaheim jersey with the primateʹs name on the back. The Rally Monkey Bobble Belly joins other giveaways paying tribute to Angel legends, including Troy Glaus (2002 World Series MVP), Adam Kennedy (ALCS MVP), and Mike Scioscia (AL Manager of the Year).

In 2007, ABC aired the 10,000th episode of One Life to Live. Beloved characters returned to Llanview to celebrate the life of character Asa Buchanan including Nathan Fillion (Joey Buchanan), Dan Gauthier (Kevin Buchanan), John Loprieno (Cord Roberts), Tonja Walker (Alex Olanov) and James DePaiva (Max Holden). "10,000 shows is a remarkable achievement," said executive producer Frank Valentini, who started at One Life to Live in 1985 with episode 4209. "I am extremely proud to be part of a show that has been able to make such an enduring mark on popular culture."

In 2007, The movies “Rocket Science”, “The Last Legion”, “Superbad”, “Becoming Jane”, and “Death and a Funeral” opened in movie theaters in the U.S.A.

In 2007, “Phineas and Ferb” began airing on Disney Channel

In 2001, "American Outlaws" was released by Warner Bros. Pictures / Morgan Creek Productions; Les Mayfield (director); Roderick Taylor, John Rogers (screenplay); Colin Farrell, Scott Caan, Ali Larter, Nathaniel Arcand, Gabriel Macht, Gregory Smith, Harris Yulin, Will McCormack, Ronny Cox, Terry O'Quinn, Kathy Bates, Timothy Dalton, Ty O'Neal, Joe Stevens, Muse Watson, Ed Geldart; Western; Live Action

In 2001, "Captain Corelli's Mandolin" was released by Universal Pictures / StudioCanal / Miramax Films / Working Title Films; John Madden (director); Shawn Slovo (screenplay); Nicolas Cage, Penélope Cruz, John Hurt, Christian Bale, David Morrissey, Irene Papas, Patrick Malahide, Piero Maggio, Gerasimos Skiadaressis, Aspasia Kralli, Michael Yannatos, Dimitris Kaberidis, Pietro Sarubbi, Viki Maragaki, Emilios Chilakis, Panagis Polichronato, George Kotanidis; War, Drama; Live Action

In 2001, "Rat Race" was released by Paramount Pictures / Fireworks Pictures / Zucker Productions / Alphaville Films; Jerry Zucker (director); Andy Breckman (screenplay); John Cleese, Breckin Meyer, Amy Smart, Rowan Atkinson, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Whoopi Goldberg, Seth Green, Vince Vieluf, Jon Lovitz, Lanai Chapman, Kathy Najimy, Dave Thomas, Wayne Knight, Silas Weir Mitchell, Paul Rodriguez, Dean Cain, Brandy Ledford, Colleen Camp, Ben Hartnell, Deborah Theaker, Charlotte Zucker, Rance Howard, Gloria Allred, Smash Mouth, Kathy Bates, Diamond Dallas Page, Kimberly Page; Comedy; Live Action

In 2004, "Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers" was released by Walt Disney Home Entertainment; Donovan Cook (director); Evan Spiliotopoulos, David M. Evans (screenplay); Wayne Allwine, Tony Anselmo, Bill Farmer, Russi Taylor, Tress MacNeille, Jim Cummings, April Winchell, Jeff Bennett, Maurice LaMarche, Rob Paulsen, Frank Welker, Kirk Baily, Cam Clarke, Nicholas Guest, Claudette Wells, Trevor Devall; Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Musical

In 2005, "Supercross" was released by 20th Century Fox; Steve Boyum (director); Ken Solarz, Bart Baker (screenplay); Steve Howey, Mike Vogel, Cameron Richardson, Sophia Bush, Aaron Carter, Channing Tatum, Robert Patrick, Robert Carradine, J.D. Pardo, Jamie Little, Ricky Carmichael, Kevin Windham; Action, Sports

In 2007, "Death at a Funeral" was released by MGM Distribution Co.; Frank Oz (director); Dean Craig (screenplay); Matthew Macfadyen, Rupert Graves, Andy Nyman, Kris Marshall, Peter Dinklage, Keeley Hawes, Daisy Donovan, Alan Tudyk, Ewen Bremner, Peter Vaughan, Thomas Wheatley, Jane Asher, Peter Egan; Black Comedy

In 2007, "The 11th Hour" was released by Warner Independent Pictures / Appian Way; Nadia Conners, Leila Conners Petersen (directors/screenplay); Leonardo DiCaprio (screenplay); Leonardo DiCaprio, Kenny Ausubel, Thom Hartmann, Wangari Maathai, Sandra Postel, Paul Stamets, David W. Orr, Stephen Hawking, Oren Lyons, Andrew C. Revkin, Sylvia Earle, Paul Hawken, Janine Benyus, Stuart Pimm, Paolo Soleri, David Suzuki, James Hillman, James Parks Morton, Nathan Gardels, Wes Jackson, Joseph Tainter, Richard Heinberg, James Woolsey, Vijay Vaitheeswaran, Stephen Schneider, Bill McKibben, Sheila Watt-Cloutier, Ray Anderson, Diane Wilson, Andrew Weil, Theo Colborn, Jeremy Jackson, Tzeporah Berman, Mikhail Gorbachev, Michel Gelobter, Lester Brown, Herman Daly, Wade Davis, Jerry Mander, William McDonough, Bruce Mau, John Todd, Leo Gerard, Peter Warshall, Andy Lipkis, Brock Dolman, Peter de Menocal, Tim Carmichael, Omar Freilla, Wallace J. Nichols, Gloria Flora, Thomas Linzey, Betsy Taylor, Rick Fedrizzi, Greg Watson, Mathew Petersen; Documentary

In 2007, "High School Musical 2" was released by Disney–ABC Domestic Television; Kenny Ortega (director); Peter Barsocchini (screenplay); Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, Lucas Grabeel, Ashley Tisdale, Corbin Bleu, Monique Coleman, Mark L. Taylor, Bart Johnson, Jessica Tuck, Robert Curtis Brown, Alyson Reed, Chris Warren Jr., Ryne Sanborn, Olesya Rulin, Kaycee Stroh, Tanya Chisholm, Leslie Wing Pomeroy, Kelli Baker, McCall Clark, Shane Harper, Miley Cyrus; Musical

In 2007, "The Invasion" was released by Warner Bros. Pictures / Village Roadshow Pictures / Silver Pictures; Oliver Hirschbiegel (director); David Kajganich (screenplay); Nicole Kidman, Daniel Craig, Jeremy Northam, Jeffrey Wright, Jackson Bond, Veronica Cartwright, Josef Sommer, Celia Weston, Roger Rees, Adam LeFevre, Joanna Merlin, Malin Åkerman, Susan Floyd, Eric Benjamin, Stephanie Berry, Alexis Raben, Jeff Wincott; Sci-Fi, Horror

In 2007, "The Last Legion" was released by The Weinstein Company; Doug Lefler (director); Jez Butterworth, Tom Butterworth (screenplay); Colin Firth, Ben Kingsley, Aishwarya Rai, Thomas Sangster, Peter Mullan, Kevin McKidd, John Hannah, Owen Teale, Rupert Friend, Nonso Anozie, Harry Van Gorkum, Robert Pugh, James Cosmo, Alexander Siddig, Murray McArthur, Iain Glen, Rory Finn, Alexandra Thomas-Davies, Ferdinand Kingsley; Historical, Action, Adventure

In 2007, "Superbad" was released by Columbia Pictures / Apatow Productions; Greg Mottola (director); Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg (screenplay); Jonah Hill, Michael Cera, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Seth Rogen, Bill Hader, Emma Stone, Martha MacIsaac, Laura Marano, Aviva Baumann, Joe Lo Truglio, Kevin Corrigan, Dave Franco, Stacy Edwards, David Krumholtz, Martin Starr, Ben Best, Lauren Miller, Steve Bannos, Carla Gallo, Clark Duke, Danny McBride; Coming-of-Age, Teen, Comedy

In 2007, "Marigold" was released by Adlabs Films / Hyperion Pictures; Willard Carroll (director); Salman Khan, Ali Larter, Nandana Sen; Romance, Musical, Comedy

U.S. 2000's Decade Pop Singles Chart Peaks

In 2002, “Dilemma” by Nelly Featuring Kelly Rowland peaked at number 1 on the U.S. pop singles chart.

In 2002, “Down 4 U” by Irv Gotti Presents The Inc. Featuring Ja Rule, Ashanti, Vita and Charli Baltimore peaked at number 6 on the U.S. pop singles chart.

In 2002, “Just Like A Pill” by P!nk peaked at number 8 on the U.S. pop singles chart.

In 2002, “No Such Thing” by John Mayer peaked at number 13 on the U.S. pop singles chart.

Canada 2000's Decade Pop Singles Chart Peaks

In 2002, “A Little Less Conversation” by Elvis Presley vs. JXL peaked at number 4 on the Canada pop singles chart.

In 2002, “Don't Turn Off The Lights” by Enrique Iglesias peaked at number 6 on the Canada pop singles chart.

In 2002, “Hot In Herre” by Nelly peaked at number 1 on the Canada pop singles chart.

In 2002, “Points Of Authority” by Linkin Park peaked at number 10 on the Canada pop singles chart.

In 2002, “Work It Out” by Beyoncé peaked at number 23 on the Canada pop singles chart.

MuchMusic-Canada 2000's Decade Pop Singles Chart Peaks

In 2002, “A Little Less Conversation” by Elvis Presley vs. JXL peaked at number 4 on the MuchMusic-Canada pop singles chart.

In 2002, “Don't Turn Off The Lights” by Enrique Iglesias peaked at number 6 on the MuchMusic-Canada pop singles chart.

In 2002, “Hot In Herre” by Nelly peaked at number 1 on the MuchMusic-Canada pop singles chart.

In 2002, “Points Of Authority” by Linkin Park peaked at number 10 on the MuchMusic-Canada pop singles chart.

In 2002, “Work It Out” by Beyoncé peaked at number 23 on the MuchMusic-Canada pop singles chart.

U.K. 2000's Decade Pop Singles Chart Peaks

In 2002, “Around The World (La La La La La)” by ATC peaked at number 15 on the U.K. pop singles chart.

In 2002, “Girl All The Bad Guys Want” by Bowling For Soup peaked at number 8 on the U.K. pop singles chart.

In 2002, “In My Place” by Coldplay peaked at number 2 on the U.K. pop singles chart.

In 2002, “Jam Side Down” by Status Quo peaked at number 17 on the U.K. pop singles chart.

In 2002, “Like A Prayer” by Mad'House peaked at number 3 on the U.K. pop singles chart.

In 2002, “Luv Da Sunshine” by Intenso Project peaked at number 22 on the U.K. pop singles chart.

In 2002, “Now” by Def Leppard peaked at number 23 on the U.K. pop singles chart.

In 2002, “Oh Boy” by Cam'ron Featuring Juelz Santana peaked at number 13 on the U.K. pop singles chart.

In 2002, “Remind Me / So Easy” by Röyksopp peaked at number 21 on the U.K. pop singles chart.

In 2002, “Time Of My Life” by Toploader peaked at number 18 on the U.K. pop singles chart.

Australian 2000's Decade Pop Singles Chart Peaks

In 2002, “Heaven” by DJ Sammy Featuring Yanou and Do peaked at number 4 on the Australian pop singles chart.

New Zealand 2000's Decade Pop Singles Chart Peaks

In 2002, “Complicated” by Avril Lavigne peaked at number 1 on the New Zealand pop singles chart.

In 2002, “Love At First Sight” by Kylie Minogue peaked at number 9 on the New Zealand pop singles chart.

Netherlands 2000's Decade Pop Singles Chart Peaks

In 2002, “A Thousand Miles” by Vanessa Carlton peaked at number 12 on the Netherlands pop singles chart.

In 2002, “Here I Am” by Bryan Adams peaked at number 30 on the Netherlands pop singles chart.

In 2002, “Ik ben niet te stoppe” by Def Rhymz peaked at number 9 on the Netherlands pop singles chart.

In 2002, “Just A Little” by Liberty X peaked at number 5 on the Netherlands pop singles chart.

In 2002, “Work It Out” by Beyoncé peaked at number 26 on the Netherlands pop singles chart.

Sweden 2000's Decade Pop Singles Chart Peaks

In 2002, “I've Got You” by Marc Anthony peaked at number 30 on the Sweden pop singles chart.

In 2002, “It's OK!” by Atomic Kitten peaked at number 21 on the Sweden pop singles chart.

In 2002, “Rock U” by Supernatural peaked at number 3 on the Sweden pop singles chart.

Austria 2000's Decade Pop Singles Chart Peaks

In 2002, “Rhythm Of The Night” by Loona peaked at number 18 on the Austria pop singles chart.

France 2000's Decade Pop Singles Chart Peaks

In 2002, 😉 “Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)” by Bluestar peaked at number 43 on the France pop singles chart.

In 2002, “Au soleil” by Jenifer peaked at number 2 on the France pop singles chart.

Norway 2000's Decade Pop Singles Chart Peaks

In 2002, 😉🤣 “The Bumpisong” by Spritney Bears peaked at number 2 on the Norway pop singles chart.

In 2002, “Black Suits Comin' (Nod Ya Head)” by Will Smith Featuring Tra-Knox peaked at number 3 on the Norway pop singles chart.

Switzerland 2000's Decade Pop Singles Chart Peaks

In 2002, “A Little Less Conversation” by Elvis Presley vs. JXL peaked at number 1 on the Switzerland pop singles chart.

In 2002, “Kiss Kiss” by Holly Valance peaked at number 19 on the Switzerland pop singles chart.

In 2002, “Love, Don't Let Me Go” by David Guetta Featuring Chris Willis peaked at number 13 on the Switzerland pop singles chart.

In 2002, “Rhythm Of The Night” by Loona peaked at number 30 on the Switzerland pop singles chart.

In 2002, “Wherever You Will Go” by The Calling peaked at number 7 on the Switzerland pop singles chart.

Finland 2000's Decade Pop Singles Chart Peaks

In 2002, “Mombasa” by Denigrate peaked at number 3 on the Finland pop singles chart.

In 2002, “Papa Don't Preach” by Kelly Osbourne peaked at number 5 on the Finland pop singles chart.

Spain 2000's Decade Pop Singles Chart Peaks

In 2002, “Ave Maria” by David Bisbal peaked at number 1 on the Spain pop singles chart.

In 2002, “El amor no fallara” by Sandy E Junior peaked at number 15 on the Spain pop singles chart.

In 2002, “In My Place” by Coldplay peaked at number 12 on the Spain pop singles chart.

In 2002, “Pesadilla en el parque de atracciones” by Los Planetas peaked at number 3 on the Spain pop singles chart.

In 2002, “Shoot The Dog” by George Michael peaked at number 4 on the Spain pop singles chart.

Denmark 2000's Decade Pop Singles Chart Peaks

In 2002, “Black Suits Comin' (Nod Ya Head)” by Will Smith Featuring Tra-Knox peaked at number 11 on the Denmark pop singles chart.

In 2002, “Shoot The Dog” by George Michael peaked at number 1 on the Denmark pop singles chart.

In 2002, “Work It Out” by Beyoncé peaked at number 14 on the Denmark pop singles chart.

Germany 2000's Decade Pop Singles Chart Peaks

In 2002, “Rhythm Of The Night” by Loona peaked at number 4 on the Germany pop singles chart.

In 2002, “Y.O.U.” by Noémi peaked at number 30 on the Germany pop singles chart.